The Bitch in Yoo

Infobox Single
Name = The Bitch in Yoo


Artist = Common
from Album =
B-side = "The Real Weight"
Released = 1996
Format = 12-inch single, Vinyl
Recorded =
Genre = Chicago hip hop
Length = 4:00
Label = Relativity Records
Writer = Lonnie Lynn
Pete Phillips
Producer = Pete Rock
Certification =
Last single = "Resurrection"
(1995)
This single = "The Bitch in Yoo"
(1996)
Next single = "Retrospect for Life"
(1997)

"The Bitch in Yoo" is a single and released by rapper Common in 1996. The song appears on Roc Raida's album "Crossfaderz", and also on the Relativity Records compilation "Relativity Urban Assault". It was also performed live alongside De La Soul on their album "Live at Tramps, NYC, 1996". The b-side of "The Bitch in Yoo" is "The Real Weight", a solo track by No I.D..

Overview

History

In Common's song "I Used to Love H.E.R.", the rapper partially blamed hip hop's decline in quality on its domination by West Coast Gangsta rap. In particular, the line "I wasn't salty, she was with the boys in the hood" alluded to the film "Boyz n the Hood" (set in South Central, Los Angeles), a movie starring Ice Cube. This caused Ice Cube's group to release the song "Westside Slaughterhouse", throwing jabs at Common, amongst other rappers from the East Coast. In turn, Common responded with "The Bitch in Yoo."

Content

Over a beat produced by Pete Rock, Common responds to verbal attacks by Westside Connection and its lead rapper Ice Cube. He claims that Ice Cube has not released a "dope" album since "Amerikkka's Most Wanted", that too many of Ice Cube's beats sample George Clinton songs, and that Cube took Common's lyrics from "I Used to Love H.E.R." out of context.

Samples

The song contains a sample from "Light My Fire" as performed by Brian Auger's Oblivion Express. It also contains vocal samples of Raekwon from the track "Eye for a Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)" by Mobb Deep, and "Suspended in Time" by Group Home, as well as a scratched vocal sample from the song "Lyin' Ass Bitch", by Fishbone. The end of the song incorporates a scratched vocal sample from the movie "The Five Heartbeats."

Track listing

A-side

# "The Bitch in Yoo (W/O Intro)" (3:46)
# "The Bitch in Yoo (W/ Intro Flip)" (4:00)
# "The Bitch in Yoo (Street Version)" (4:00)

B-side

# "The Real Weight" (3:55)
# "The Real Weight (Instrumental Version)" (3:55)
# "The Bitch in Yoo (Instrumental Version)" (3:46)